Ocean of Lights

7480 words

سبوح قدوس ربنا و رب الملائکه و الروح آیات منزله عالم را فراگرفته و بینات

Translation:

Provisional translation

Glorified and sanctified is our Lord, the Lord of the angels and the Spirit! The revealed verses have encompassed the world and the clear evidences [3.5s]... ...O thou who gazest towards the Supreme Horizon, upon thee be the Glory of God, the Lord of men. The intention of "the Kingdom" (Malakut) in its primary sense and degree is the scene of the transcendent glory

Manuscripts (3)Publications (8)Translations (2)

INBA. Iranian National Bahá’í Archives volumes. Two-digit entries are from the 105-volume private printing, Iran, 1975. Digitally reprinted by the Afnan Library: https://afnanlibrary.org/inba/, with typed volumes available at https://oceanoflights.org/chapter/manuscripts-fa/. Four- digit entries suffixed by “C” are taken from SRC Appendix 1; 6007C can be found at http://bluefin.live/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/INBA.6007C.pdf

INBA19:292

https://afnanlibrary.org/d/inba_v019/?page=149

INBA32:258

https://afnanlibrary.org/d/inba_v032/?page=132

INBA41:299x

https://afnanlibrary.org/d/inba_v041/?page=301

ADM. Ad`íyyih Mubárakih (3 vols.). Editora Baha’i - Brazil, 2003. Prayers of Bahá’u’lláh. Vol. 1: https://bahai-library.com/bahailib/557.pdf, Vol. 2: https://bahai-library.com/bahailib/558.pdf, Vol. 3: https://bahai-library.com/bahailib/559.pdf

ADM3#150 p.170x

https://bahai-library.com/bahailib/559.pdf#page=171

AVK. Mázandarání, Fáḍil. Amr va Khalq (4 vols.). Bahá'í-Verlag, 1985. Thematic compilation of extracts. http://reference.bahai.org/fa/t/c/AK1/ English translation of table of contents: https://bahai-library.com/mazandarani_mccants_khalq_contents

AVK2.169.09x

http://reference.bahai.org/fa/t/c/AK2/ak2-170.html

AVK2.318.02x

http://reference.bahai.org/fa/t/c/AK2/ak2-319.html

NNY. Ishráq-Khávarí, Abdu'l-Ḥamíd. Kitáb-i Núrayn-i Nayyirayn. BPT Iran, 123 B.E. [1966]. Biographies of the King and Beloved of martyrs. https://bahai-library.com/bahailib/484.pdf

NNY.152x

https://bahai-library.com/bahailib/282.pdf#page=162

MAS. Má'idiy-i Ásmání (8 vols.). BPT Iran, 129 B.E. Reprinted in 3 volumes by Bahá’í Publishing Trust of India 1984-1985 (new vol. 2, writings of ‘Abdu’l- Bahá, = old vols. 2, 5, 9; new vol. 3, writings of Shoghi Effendi, = old vols. 3, 6) and Mir’át 2005 (new vol. 1, writings of Bahá’u’lláh, = old vols. 1, 4, 7, 8). Vols. 1, 4, 7, 8: https://reference.bahai.org/fa/t/b/; vols2. 2, 5, 9: https://reference.bahai.org/fa/t/ab/. Vol. 9 exists in two different typesettings and paginations; this catalog uses the pagination contained in the BPT India reprint, which trails the online version by several pages

MAS1.018.2x

http://reference.bahai.org/fa/t/b/MAS1/mas1-18.html

MAS4.114-115x

http://reference.bahai.org/fa/t/b/MAS4/mas4-114.html

MAS4.137x

http://reference.bahai.org/fa/t/b/MAS4/mas4-137.html

MSHR. Rafati, Vahid. Ma'ákhidh-i Ash`ár dar Áthár-i Bahá'í. 5 vols. Canadian Association for Bahá’í Studies, 2004- . Vol 1: http://reference.bahai.org/fa/t/o/MASH1/; Vol. 2: https://bahai-library.com/bahailib/649.pdf, Vol. 3: https://bahai-library.com/bahailib/650.pdf, Vol. 4: http://bluefin.live/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/MSHR4.pdf , Vol. 5: https://bahai-library.com/bahailib/1731.pdf

MSHR5.422x

https://bahai-library.com/bahailib/1731.pdf#page=418

BLO. Bahá’í Library Online (www.bahai-library.com). Private, independent repository of Bahá’í-related resources including provisional translations (BLO_PT) and pilgrims’ notes (BLO_PN). Numbering follows the 16 Nov 2019 snapshot available at https://web.archive.org/

BLO_PT#076x

https://bahai-library.com/uhj_research_department_etymologies

BLO_PT#079.2.2x

https://bahai-library.com/brown_seven_stages_creation